With an average of 1200 people visiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida's website each day in search of emergency food assistance, there's only one way to describe it. "It's surreal. It's unbelievable," Dave Krepcho told Orlando Sentinel in today's front page story. The article goes on to describe how local charities, many supported by food from Second Harvest, … [Read more...] about It’s surreal.
T-Shirts to help local restaurants, food bank
Local Orlando screen printing shop, Impress Ink is launching a new initiative to raise funds for local restaurants and small businesses by doing what they do best, sell shirts.Local restaurants, breweries, and organizations, can sign up with Impress Ink to showcase a unique t-shirt design on its website, OrlandoMerchStore.com, to raise funds for their business during these … [Read more...] about T-Shirts to help local restaurants, food bank
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is an essential business and service provider in Central Florida. The food bank, along with 500 feeding partners and a small army of volunteers continues the important work of distributing nutritious meals to people in need amid coronavirus social distancing and shelter-in-place orders. “This week, volunteers are busy preparing … [Read more...] about Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
An Unprecedented Emergency
Our community is facing an unprecedented emergency. During this time of uncertainty, your help is desperately needed. Your gift today will help those facing prolonged school closures, layoffs and business closings. The economic impact on our community has been tremendous, and will only get worse as our tourism and service industries are devastated. The shelter in place … [Read more...] about An Unprecedented Emergency
Food Finder Connects People to Food Resources
The Food Finder is a unique online tool that helps people in need of food assistance easily locate an emergency food pantry or location nearby where they can access the food resources they need. Since March 12, more than 15,000 searches have been performed on this online tool. As more and more households are impacted economically by closures and reduced hours as a result of the … [Read more...] about Food Finder Connects People to Food Resources